“SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted” is displayed on a screen inside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois.
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CNBC has requested comment from the USDA on the lawsuit.
The department’s website greets visitors with a large message about the discontinuation of the SNAP benefits.
“Senate Democrats have now voted 12 times to not fund the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” the page says.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry. At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01,” the department said.
“We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats,” the site said. “They can continue to hold out for healthcare for illegal aliens and gender mutilation procedures or reopen the government so mothers, babies, and the most vulnerable among us can receive critical nutrition assistance.”
There is no current end in sight for the government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1.
On Tuesday, a Republican-backed House bill that would fund the government temporarily failed to win approval in the Senate for the 13th time.
Nearly all Senate Democrats have refused to vote for the Republican bill because it does not extend enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.
The enhanced tax credits currently used by about 20 million Americans to reduce the cost of health plans purchased on Obamacare marketplaces are due to expire at the end of the year.
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